Archive for October, 2010
Thursday, October 28th, 2010
As we're an Andalucian website, it would be a glaring omission not to talk about the campaign to have flamenco, the distinctive and wonderful form of musical and dance performance which originates in Spain's south, recognised as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (I'll just refer to it as Cultural ...
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
Last Friday was the first day of Seville's new "Plan de Trafico", whereby motorists who stay in the centre (within the ronda, except for Marques de Paradas, part of the one-way system) for more than 45 minutes will be fined 70 euros; the restrictions (ie the cameras) are in place ...
Posted in Current affairs, Driving, Economy, Environment | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
So, the next stage of the anti-smoking legislation , which first started back in 2006, will arrive at the start of next year. As from 2 January 2011, you will no longer be able to smoke in "enclosed public places", in other words bars, restaurants, cafes, nightclubs; but it also ...
Posted in family, Healthcare | 4 Comments »
Monday, October 18th, 2010
At long last, Plaza de España has reopened, after its lifting, one of those English words adopted and comically misused by the Spanish (more often used in the plastic surgery sense, as in actresses aged over 40 who don't mind looking as if their face is covered in clingfilm).
One ...
Posted in architecture, Travel Andalucia | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 14th, 2010
So, they're all out. The 33 miners trapped 700 metres down a Chilean copper mine for 70 days have been rescued, in less than 24 hours. Everyone's a winner baby, that's the truth: the delighted president (approval ratings above 70%, from earthquake devastation in February - he was sworn in ...
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Monday, October 11th, 2010
So, in the end, it did go ahead. Our local romeria - the Romeria de Torrijos, in Valencina de la Concepcion, near Seville - managed to avoid the rain (well, mostly). After the correctly-predicted torrential downpours of Saturday, yesterday had strange weather, some hot sunshine, but a chilly ...
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Thursday, October 7th, 2010
It's all so confusing, isn't it? The weather, that is. At this time of year, it can be boiling hot - bikini weather - one minute, and then fleece-chilly the next. First thing in the morning, you have to wrap you and yours up snuggly warm and put the car ...
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Monday, October 4th, 2010
It doesn't seem like an obvious meeting, but the project of a Moroccan-Belgian contemporary dancer and performer, and an Andalucian flamenco artist, both highly respected internationally, produced an amazing espectaculo which I saw this weekend at the Maestranza theatre in Sevilla.
Based around the theme of "Dunas", sand dunes, the ...
Posted in Culture and Customs, Flamenco | 6 Comments »
